Is N5 1BZ a good place to live?
Islington (N5 1BZ), London, England
View N5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N5 1BZ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N5 1BZ is a UK postcode in N5 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Arsenal, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N5 1BZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
It ranks in the top 25% for safety within N5.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N5 1BZ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within N5, this postcode ranks 3 of 423 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N5 district average
- 396 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N5 1BZ
93 schools near N5 1BZ, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 51 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N5 1BZ is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Highbury Natural, 0.3 miles away.
Islington Road Gardens is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Highbury Natural0.3 mi
- Addis Food and Wine0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Planet Food0.5 mi
- Arsenal Mini Mart0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Islington Road Gardens0.4 mi
- Highbury Fields0.5 mi
- Kinloch Gardens0.5 mi
- Clissold Park0.6 mi
- Biddestone Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Arsenal is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from N5 1BZ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Drayton Park (0.4 mi), Finsbury Park (0.5 mi), Holloway Road (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Arsenal0.3 mi
- Drayton Park0.4 mi
- Finsbury Park0.5 mi
- Holloway Road0.6 mi
- Canonbury0.7 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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